M5.7 earthquake 62 km N of Namuac, Philippines
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 62 km N of Namuac, Philippines on Thu, Jan 8, 1981, 5:36 AM GMT+8 (21:36 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-07 21:36:22 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.173° N, 121.151° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 5.6% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.0 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 174
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3103 km S of Basco, Philippines · 16699 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.551 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 16694 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.728 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.761 km N of Namuac, Philippines · 16664 days ago · 46 km deep · 6 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bn0 (also filed as gcmtb010781a, gcmt19810107213622, atlas19810107213622, iscgem632411). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.